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Drunk pilot who appeared to pass out in cockpit sentenced to 8 months

A pilot who pleaded guilty to be being impaired while in control of an aircraft has been sentenced in Calgary to eight months in jail, minus time served, and barred from flying for a year after his release.

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Judge also barred Miroslav Gronych from flying for 1 year after he's released from jail

Pilot Miroslav Gronych pleaded guilty last month to having care and control of an aircraft while he had a blood alcohol level that was three times the legal limit. (Novy Cas/Ringier Axel Springer Slovakia)

A pilot who pleaded guilty to being impaired while in control of a Sunwing Airlines jet has been sentenced in Calgary to eight months in jail, minus time served, and barred from flying for a year after his release.

Miroslav Gronych's sentence works out to 219 days in custody.

Provincial court Judge Anne Brown also imposed on the Slovakian national a one-year prohibition from flying an aircraft.

Gronych pleaded guilty last month to having care and control of an aircraft while intoxicated. He had a blood alcohol level that would have been three times the legal limit for driving a vehicle.

He was escorted off a Sunwing Airlines plane in Calgary on Dec. 31 that was supposed to fly to Regina and Winnipeg before continuing to Cancun, Mexico.

Crown prosecutor Rosalind Greenwood said she's satisfied with the outcome.

A pilot who pleaded guilty to being impaired while in control of a Sunwing Airlines jet has been sentenced in Calgary to eight months in jail, minus time served, and barred from flying for a year after his release. 0:21